Rest on the flight into Egypt

Guercino (1591-1666)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1624
Diameter:
68.5 cm  (27 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on canvas

    Item location

  • Cleveland Museum of Art
    [Museum inv. no.: 1967.123]

Description

An angel plays a violin. The neck of the instrument is shown cradled between the thumb and forefinger of the left hand; the bow is held by the right hand with the thumb on the hair.

People as subjects

Jesus Christ
St. Mary (Blessed Virgin)
St. Joseph (born late 1st century BCE, died 1st century CE)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Violin [3573]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

2137